A 22-year-old suspect from North Carolina — a former employee at Hollywood Pets in Danville — is facing an animal cruelty charge after videos surfaced of an incident from earlier this year. Cassidy Gill of Roxboro, North Carolina, was arrested Friday, the Danville Police Department reported. On Thursday, authorities “were made aware” of the complaint at […]
For animal-loving kids, toys can set the stage for future careers | Lifestyles
Who doesn’t remember asking or being asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” For kids who love animals, the answers might be veterinarian or veterinary nurse, horse or dog trainer, K-9 handler or pet groomer. Whatever their dreams, play is the first step toward making them reality. Educational philosophers from Maria […]
Indianapolis mayoral candidates share thoughts on animal welfare as euthanasia rates rise | Don’t Miss This
When residents who are planning to vote next month think about policies the candidates are proposing and focusing on, supporting animal shelters usually is not their first worry, but with how overcrowded shelters in central Indiana are, the two mayoral candidates are addressing the issue. Shelters in Indiana and around America are experiencing the issue of overcrowding, […]
Roswell’s animal shelter has reopened | Local News
Among the issues discussed at Roswell’s Public Safety Committee meeting on Tuesday was the reopening on Monday of the city’s animal shelter. It was closed Sept. 27 after a dog tested positive for distemper and others were coming down with upper respiratory illnesses. Subsequent testing of dogs at the shelter turned up no more distemper […]
Roswell animal shelter shut down to determine why animals are ill | Local News
Roswell Animal Services has stopped accepting new animals from the public because of an “unusually high presence of upper respiratory infections,” the city and Best Friends Animal Society announced in a press release. The Fur-Ever Friends Fair, an animal adoption event planned for this past Saturday at Melendez Park, was canceled as well. Also playing […]
Remember Me Thursday to honor lost animals
Jennifer Atkins Brown EDEN — One thousand three hundred sixty-six (1,366). That is the number of shelter dogs and cats that had to be euthanized in Rockingham County in 2022. Friends of Eden Animal Rescue will recognize Remember Me Thursday and light luminaries in honor of these animals at 6 p.m. September 28 at Grogan […]
Short staff and overcrowding among problems at Clayton County Animal Control | News
JONESBORO — Amid recent complaints from animal advocates about Clayton County Animal Control euthanizing animals, Animal Control staff updated the Clayton County Board of Commissioners during its June 13 work session. According to statistics provided by Animal Control, the total number of animals euthanized in 2020 was 125 (2.845% of all animals), 173 (2.4%) in […]
Mercer County Animal Shelter still in code red situation | News
PRINCETON – A kitten found abandoned on a home’s front porch and a stray dog that was found along a local roadway are among the many dogs and cats that keep straining the capacity at the Mercer County Animal Shelter. The shelter’s personnel were busy Thursday as the cared for they many dogs and cats […]